Where does “serb” come from?

serb (Azerbaijani) comes from Serbo-Croatian Srb, from Proto-Slavic sьrbъ, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

serb (Azerbaijani): Serb (person)

Definitions

  1. Serb (person)

Ancestry of “serb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatianSrb—
2Proto-Slavicsьrbъally
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “serb”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēr- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sьrbъ →